IC CAE Study Abroad Scholarship

UCF Intelligence and National Security Scholarship

Summer 2019 scholarship applications are now open.

Applications are due March 8, 2019.

The IC CAE’s main goal is to prepare students—by enhancing the critical skills and knowledge deemed essential by the Intelligence Community—for careers in national security and intelligence. In these fields, an international perspective is crucial for dealing with the variety of issues & challenges that often arise. For this reason, the IC CAE provides funding for study abroad programs for students who have the goal of working in intelligence and security fields. Scholarships will be available for most semesters.

This competitive, merit-based scholarship is awarded up to $3,000 for undergraduate students and up to $8,000 for graduate research. This scholarship is interdisciplinary and is open to many courses of study, as long as the course work reflects material that would be beneficial to a future in intelligence and national security. Many skills and areas of expertise are in critical need right now in the national security and intelligence communities. These areas include, but are not limited to:

Critical Languages (Russian, Chinese, Arabic, etc.)

Political Science

Criminal Justice

Computer Science

Engineering

Business Administration

Communication

For more ideas on how your academic path could lead to working in the U.S. Intelligence Community, visit IntelligenceCareers.gov.

Undergraduate Application Requirements

Undergraduate Scholarship

The IC CAE undergraduate scholarship is open to many different fields and courses of study, but the student’s course work should reflect material that will enhance his or her knowledge and skills in areas that are beneficial to a career in intelligence and national security. Scholarship awards are expected to be up to $3,000 and will be awarded competitively to undergraduate students who are interested in these areas.

Show that they are engaging in course work that is relevant to a future career in intelligence or national security

Be a U.S. citizen

Have a minimum stay abroad of four weeks; longer programs preferred

Graduate Application Requirements

Graduate Scholarship

The IC CAE graduate scholarships are intended for students to conduct field work pertaining to their M.A. thesis or PhD. dissertation. Under some circumstances the funds may be used for other research projects, such as papers for a conference or a journal article submission. Research must be related to topics of interest to intelligence and national security, broadly construed. Scholarships are awarded for amounts of up to $8,000 and will be awarded competitively.

Email completed application and required documents to ICCAE@ucf.edu.
If you have trouble submitting the application or have questions, feel free to Contact Us.

The Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence (IC CAE) assists undergraduate and graduate students in developing critical skills needed for future work in the intelligence community. This program helps educate students in the areas of intelligence and national security, and provides opportunities for creating connections with current members of the intelligence community.

The Center is funded by a grant from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) based upon a Congressional mandate. The goal of this Center is to create educational opportunities for students interested in careers in intelligence and national security, and to increase the number and quality of applicants in these areas.